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GPR15
Identifiers
Aliases	GPR15, BOB, G protein-coupled receptor 15
External IDs	OMIM: 601166; MGI: 1918473; HomoloGene: 3869; GeneCards: GPR15; OMA:GPR15 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 3 (human) Band 3q11.2 Start 98,531,978 bp End 98,534,681 bp
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 16 (mouse) Band 16|16 C1.2 Start 58,537,796 bp End 58,539,433 bp
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in rectum epithelium of colon mucosa of transverse colon appendix bone marrow cells gallbladder lymph node spleen minor salivary glands granulocyte Top expressed in spermatid dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell spermatocyte cerebellar cortex primary visual cortex testicle blood vastus lateralis muscle colon temporal muscle More reference expression data BioGPS More reference expression data
Gene ontology Molecular function signal transducer activity virus receptor activity G protein-coupled receptor activity protein binding coreceptor activity Cellular component integral component of membrane integral component of plasma membrane membrane endosome plasma membrane Biological process T cell migration signal transduction G protein-coupled receptor signaling pathway viral entry into host cell Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 2838 71223 Ensembl ENSG00000154165 ENSMUSG00000047293 UniProt P49685 Q0VDU3 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_005290 NM_001162955 RefSeq (protein) NP_005281 NP_001156427 Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 98.53 – 98.53 Mb Chr 16: 58.54 – 58.54 Mb PubMed search
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G protein-coupled receptor 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPR15 gene.

GPR15 is a class A orphan G protein-coupled receptor (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide-binding protein, GPCR). The GPR15 gene is localized at chromosome 3q11.2-q13.1. It is found in epithelial cells, synovial macrophages, endothelial cells and lymphocytes especially T cells. From the mRNA sequence a 40.8 kD molecular weight of GPR15 is proposed. In an epithelial tumour cell line (HT-29), however, a 36 kD band, composed of GPR15 and galactosyl ceramide, was detected. Protein expression in lymphocytes is strongly associated with hypomethylation of its gene.

Tissue distribution

High gene expression was described for colonic mucosa, small bowel mucosa, liver and spleen. Moderate gene expression was found in blood, lymph node, thymus, testis and prostate. In peripheral blood, GPR15 is mainly found on T cells, especially on CD4+ T helper cells, and less prominent on B cells. By immunohistochemistry GPR15 is found specifically in glandular cells of the stomach, α-cells of islet of Langerhans in pancreas, surface epithelium of small intestine and colon, hepatocytes in liver, tubular epithelium of the kidney and in diverse tumour tissues such as glioblastoma, melanoma, small cell lung carcinoma or colon carcinoma.

Function

The overall physiological role remains elusive. It seems to play a role in homing of single T cell types to the colon. In human, GPR15 controls together with α4β7-integrin the homing of effector T cells to the inflamed gut of ulcerative colitis. With respect to the homing of GPR15-expressing immune cells to the colon there are divergent mechanisms between human and rodents like mouse.

Ligands

There are at least two endogenous ligand found recently. One ligand encoded by the human gene GPR15LG was identified as a robust marker for psoriasis whose abundance decreased after therapeutic treatment with anti-interleukin-17 antibody. Transcripts of GPR15LG are abundant in cervix and colon. It is currently unknown whether GPR15LG causes disease symptoms or is the consequence of a disturbed epithelial barrier. It does not act as a chemotactic agent but rather decrease T cell migration suggesting a mechanism of heterologous receptor desensitization. The second ligand is a fragment of thrombomodulin exerting anti-inflammatory function in mice.

Clinical significance

Human GPR15 was originally cloned as a co-receptor for HIV or the simian immunodeficiency virus. HIV-induced activation of GPR15 in enterocytes seems to cause HIV enteropathy accompanied with diarrhea and lipid malabsorption. In inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis the proportion of GPR15-expressing cells among regulatory T cells is slightly increased in peripheral blood. In mouse, GPR15-deficient mice were prone to develop severe large intestine inflammation, which was rescued by the transfer of GPR15-sufficient T regs.

Lifestyle

Chronic tobacco smoking is a very strong inducer of GPR15-expressing T cells in peripheral blood. Although the proportion of GPR15-expressing cells among T-cells in peripheral blood is a high sensitive and specific biomarker for chronic tobacco smoking it does not indicate a disturbed homeostasis in the lung.

References

1. ^ GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000154165 – Ensembl, May 2017
2. ^ GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000047293 – Ensembl, May 2017
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6. "Entrez Gene: GPR15 G protein-coupled receptor 15".
7. ^ Clayton F, Kotler DP, Kuwada SK, Morgan T, Stepan C, Kuang J, et al. (November 2001). "Gp120-induced Bob/GPR15 activation: a possible cause of human immunodeficiency virus enteropathy". The American Journal of Pathology. 159 (5): 1933–1939. doi:10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63040-4. PMC 1867054. PMID 11696454.
8. Cartwright A, Schmutz C, Askari A, Kuiper JH, Middleton J (June 2014). "Orphan receptor GPR15/BOB is up-regulated in rheumatoid arthritis". Cytokine. 67 (2): 53–59. doi:10.1016/j.cyto.2014.02.015. PMC 3996549. PMID 24725539.
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13. ^ Fischer A, Zundler S, Atreya R, Rath T, Voskens C, Hirschmann S, et al. (October 2016). "Differential effects of α4β7 and GPR15 on homing of effector and regulatory T cells from patients with UC to the inflamed gut in vivo". Gut. 65 (10): 1642–1664. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310022. PMC 5036234. PMID 26209553.
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15. Suply T, Hannedouche S, Carte N, Li J, Grosshans B, Schaefer M, et al. (September 2017). "A natural ligand for the orphan receptor GPR15 modulates lymphocyte recruitment to epithelia". Science Signaling. 10 (496). doi:10.1126/scisignal.aal0180. PMID 28900043. S2CID 34911696.
16. Kim SV, Xiang WV, Kwak C, Yang Y, Lin XW, Ota M, et al. (June 2013). "GPR15-mediated homing controls immune homeostasis in the large intestine mucosa". Science. 340 (6139): 1456–1459. Bibcode:2013Sci...340.1456K. doi:10.1126/science.1237013. PMC 3762262. PMID 23661644.
17. Bauer M, Fink B, Seyfarth HJ, Wirtz H, Frille A (November 2017). "Tobacco-smoking induced GPR15-expressing T cells in blood do not indicate pulmonary damage". BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 17 (1): 159. doi:10.1186/s12890-017-0509-0. PMC 5706341. PMID 29183299.

Further reading

• Cunningham AL, Li S, Juarez J, Lynch G, Alali M, Naif H (September 2000). "The level of HIV infection of macrophages is determined by interaction of viral and host cell genotypes". Journal of Leukocyte Biology. 68 (3): 311–317. doi:10.1189/jlb.68.3.311. PMID 10985245. S2CID 38354228.
• Deng HK, Unutmaz D, KewalRamani VN, Littman DR (July 1997). "Expression cloning of new receptors used by simian and human immunodeficiency viruses". Nature. 388 (6639): 296–300. Bibcode:1997Natur.388..296D. doi:10.1038/40894. PMID 9230441. S2CID 4369660.
• Farzan M, Choe H, Martin K, Marcon L, Hofmann W, Karlsson G, et al. (August 1997). "Two orphan seven-transmembrane segment receptors which are expressed in CD4-positive cells support simian immunodeficiency virus infection". The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 186 (3): 405–411. doi:10.1084/jem.186.3.405. PMC 2198994. PMID 9236192.
• Clayton F, Kotler DP, Kuwada SK, Morgan T, Stepan C, Kuang J, et al. (November 2001). "Gp120-induced Bob/GPR15 activation: a possible cause of human immunodeficiency virus enteropathy". The American Journal of Pathology. 159 (5): 1933–1939. doi:10.1016/S0002-9440(10)63040-4. PMC 1867054. PMID 11696454.
• Croitoru-Lamoury J, Guillemin GJ, Boussin FD, Mognetti B, Gigout LI, Chéret A, et al. (March 2003). "Expression of chemokines and their receptors in human and simian astrocytes: evidence for a central role of TNF alpha and IFN gamma in CXCR4 and CCR5 modulation". Glia. 41 (4): 354–370. doi:10.1002/glia.10181. PMID 12555203. S2CID 85650574.
• Maresca M, Mahfoud R, Garmy N, Kotler DP, Fantini J, Clayton F (2003). "The virotoxin model of HIV-1 enteropathy: involvement of GPR15/Bob and galactosylceramide in the cytopathic effects induced by HIV-1 gp120 in the HT-29-D4 intestinal cell line". Journal of Biomedical Science. 10 (1): 156–166. doi:10.1159/000068089. PMID 12566994. S2CID 202645463.
• Blaak H, Boers PH, Gruters RA, Schuitemaker H, van der Ende ME, Osterhaus AD (February 2005). "CCR5, GPR15, and CXCR6 are major coreceptors of human immunodeficiency virus type 2 variants isolated from individuals with and without plasma viremia". Journal of Virology. 79 (3): 1686–1700. doi:10.1128/JVI.79.3.1686-1700.2005. PMC 544080. PMID 15650194.
• Cilliers T, Willey S, Sullivan WM, Patience T, Pugach P, Coetzer M, et al. (August 2005). "Use of alternate coreceptors on primary cells by two HIV-1 isolates" (PDF). Virology. 339 (1): 136–144. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2005.05.027. hdl:20.500.11820/2faffa0f-11f3-4007-91d9-256e7c7f6051. PMID 15992849. S2CID 25340368.

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